Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11

During the whole winter spent in can.
vasstng New YORK for the Lee endow-
ment, Mr.. Bsecher was ever ready 10
lend his influence in its behalf intrOduc-
ing me to all his wealthy friends aud,
/ finally, 81 mass meeting at Cooper
Union, he made the speech OF the coca
sion, prOnOuncing the highest eUlogjum
/ upon General Lee, and thus eleYsting
| him in the view of the whole nation, the
olive branch OF peace end cordial fellow
snip with all the southern people. Every
act Of Mr.. BeeCher'S life toward the south
subsequent TO the war has been respon-
sive to the sentiment uttered by Horace
Greeley after reading my letter of intro
ducuon IS agent of Of General Lees col
lege. ''WeI," said the old war horse of
abolition, ''if we have TO live together,
the sooner we learn to love each. other
the better" Z. PAYsON WALTON.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, March Brook
lyn's buildings Were to-day draped in
mourning, municipal buildings and court
house, public buildings and stores being
heavily draped in black. Many private
residences were also draped. Nearly
every prominent organization in Brook
Ign has met aud passed resolutions eX-
pressiye Of grief in the loss of the en-
inent divine. The public schools will
probably De closed the day Of the
funeral The aldermen met to-day
and appointed committee to wait
upon EXMayOr Low, chairman
OF the memorial committee. They offered
the use of the city hall to allow the re-
remains to lie in state. They were
thanked and told that it had been ar
ranged to have the remains lie in state in
Plymouth church. The Plymouth church
committee accepted the offer of the citi-
Zen's committee, headed by eX-MayOr
Low, to have memorial services held in
the different churches in the vicinity of
Plymouth church ct the same hour that
the funeral services were held.
LATER FUNERAL RANGEdENTS.
NEW YORK, March 9.-The arrange
ments for the funeral of the late Henry
Ward Beecher are not yet completed, but
it has been decided that it shall be cub
lie one, but the services at the house will
be OF strictly private nature IN cCmpli-
ance with the wishes OF the family. Ser
vices will be conducted at the house By
c. H. Hall, an old friend Of the famous
preacher, and none but the family will be
admitted to these services, which will be
OF the simplest nature. The body will
then be the escorted to Plymouth church
by the Thirteenth Regiment Of Brooklyn,
Of which B echer was chaplin. Friday
the church will be thrown open to the
public. This course has been rendered
necessary in consequence of the extent Of
the circle of friends and admirers Of the
great divine. \ citizens committee, Of
which ex,Mayor Seth Low is chairman,
VIII have charge of the body until inter
ment on Saturday. The coffin will be a
very plain one, and will be covered with
broadcIOth with plain silver mountings
There will be no ornaments except PLAIN
silk fringe.
TRIBUTE TO BEECHER.
LONDON, March 9.-Rev. DR.. Joseph
Parker, pastor Of the City Temple, whose
guest Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was dur
ing his recent visit to London, publishes
tribute to Beecher's memory. He says
he does not hesitate to pronounce Beecher
the greatest preacher who ever lived, and
continues: "When BeeCher left my
house he put his arms around my neck,
kissed me and said, Goodbye, old fellow,
| love you These were the last words
l heard from Beecher's lips. My house
is larger and brighter because BeeCher
tarried there. | wish to be at BeeCher's
grave, il spirit, to take ore short look at
the place where his body lies, thereafter
to look steadily upward to heaven, to
which he has assembled"